Chapter 475: Unprecedented and Unrivaled

afternoon.

The entrance of Naye Temple.

The tables were set and covered with clean tablecloths.

In addition to snacks such as candies, biscuits, peanuts, and melon seeds, there was also a pot of steaming black tea on the table.

At this time, most of the tables were full of people, and everyone was chatting while waiting for the birthday party to begin.

It was the first time for every guest present to attend such a large-scale birthday party, especially the medical staff and their families who were invited from Naye Hospital. They all talked a lot about the birthday boy.

"Oh my god, this birthday party is too big. There must be four or five thousand people, right?"

"I've just counted them. There are 600 tables here. If all the guests come, there will definitely be more than 5,000 people."

"Hiss... let alone a birthday banquet, I've never seen a wedding banquet this big."

"As expected of you, you are the head of the Deng clan. I heard that all the county leaders have come to celebrate Uncle Jiu's birthday!"

"What's so strange about this? Uncle Jiu's eldest son-in-law is the county magistrate of our county. It's perfectly normal for other county leaders to come to his birthday party to celebrate his birthday."

"Ah? No way? Uncle Jiu's eldest son-in-law is the county magistrate of our county?"

"You don't know this?"

"I'm new here, and no one has ever told me this!"

"Let me tell you, this is nothing. Uncle Jiu's second son is really awesome. I heard he's already the head of the family."

"Fuck, it turns out Uncle Nine is so powerful!"

"You should go into this ancestral hall and take a look. There is a basic introduction to Uncle Jiu's family. Although it is about events from many years ago, it can be used as a reference."

"Okay, I'll go in and take a look."

“…”

While all the guests were gathering at the entrance of Naye Temple, Deng Shirong, the birthday boy, was in his own villa accepting birthday gifts from his son, daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law.

Deng Yuntai took out two beautifully crafted golden longevity peaches and said with a smile on his face, "Dad, I wish you good fortune and a long life. These are the golden longevity peaches that I asked a master craftsman to make specially for you. I hope you like them."

(Golden Peach) "Good! Good! Good!"

Deng Shirong reached out to take it, said "OK" three times in a row, and his eyes were almost narrowed with smile, which showed how good his mood was.

In his previous life, when he was celebrating his 60th birthday, his eldest son had passed away many years ago. In this life, his eldest son is not only still alive, but also gave him a birthday gift. This comparison is really too happy.

Zhang Xiuping smiled and continued, "Dad, I wish you good health and a long life. I made a big birthday cake for you myself. I hope you like it."

Deng Shirong said with a smile on his face: "Very good, it's really thoughtful."

Deng Yunzhen continued, "Dad, I wish you a happy and healthy life every year. I will cook a dish for you later. I hope you like it."

Deng Shirong laughed and said, "Ah Zhen's cooking skills are already very good. I must taste it later."

Zhu Junjie brought over a jar of wine and said respectfully, "Dad, this is tiger bone wine I got from my comrade's home. I wish you a happy and healthy life every year."

Deng Shirong took the wine jar and praised it repeatedly: "This is really good stuff, Junjie, you took the trouble."

Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "Weiwei, it's your turn."

Gu Caiwei took out a set of clothes with exquisite workmanship and said with a smile: "Dad, I wish you a long life and good health. This is a set of clothes I made for you with the best fabrics. I hope you like it."

Deng Shirong knew that his second daughter-in-law was clever and a master of embroidery. The clothes she made were much better than those bought on the market. He touched the fabric he had never seen before, looked at the lifelike embroidery, and praised it highly, saying, "Weiwei's craftsmanship is really amazing. I will wear this dress to attend the birthday banquet later."

Deng Yunzhu took out a photo album and said with a smile, "Dad, I wish you a happy birthday and good health and longevity. This is an album that I spent a lot of time making. It contains all the details of our family over the past decade. I hope you like it."

Deng Shirong took the album and flipped through it. Looking at the old photos on it, he couldn't help but praise: "Azhu is thoughtful too. This is very good."

Zhou Haidong continued, "Dad, I know you like delicious food, so I prepared more than ten pounds of conch for you. I also invited a chef from Guangzhou who is good at cooking this dish to help cook it. You must try it later."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "This is a very rare ingredient. I really need to taste it later."

Deng Yunsong first said his blessing, then took out a birthday painting and said, "Dad, this is a birthday painting I asked a contemporary master to draw for you. I hope you like it."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Deng Shirong looked at this birthday picture with a wonderful artistic conception and naturally said "good" again.

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "Dad, this is the longevity picture I wrote for you. I wish you good health and a long life."

(Hundred Years of Longevity)

Deng Shirong was very satisfied and praised repeatedly: "Good, Qinghua's calligraphy skills are getting better and better, the characters are so beautiful!"

Deng Yunhua took out a beautifully packaged box and said, "Dad, this is a hundred-year-old wild ginseng. I heard that it has very good effects. You can pull out a little bit of the root and soak it in water every once in a while. It should be good for your body."

Deng Shirong opened the box and took a look, then nodded and said, "This hundred-year-old wild ginseng is becoming increasingly scarce. This stuff is really good."

Fan Yuemei handed over a pair of cloth shoes with a smile and said, "Dad, these are cloth shoes I sewed by myself. I hope you like them."

As soon as Deng Shirong saw the workmanship of the cloth shoes, he knew that the fourth daughter-in-law had put a lot of thought into it, and said with a smile on his face: "These shoes are well made, I like them very much."

Deng Yunheng took out a pair of excellent walnuts and said with a smile: "Dad, I picked these walnuts carefully. Playing with walnuts when you have nothing to do is good for you."

Deng Shirong took the walnut, turned it a little awkwardly, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll play with it when I have nothing to do next time."

Seeing that his parents and uncles and aunts had already presented their birthday gifts, Xiao Dong'er took out a small notebook and said, "Grandpa, this is a birthday article I wrote for you. I wish you good fortune like the long flowing water of the East China Sea and a long life like the evergreen pines of the Southern Mountains."

Deng Shirong took the book and laughed, "Okay, you are worthy of being my good granddaughter. Grandpa likes this birthday gift very much."

Dongzi couldn't wait to say, "Grandpa, I also prepared a birthday gift for you."

Deng Shirong asked with a smile: "Dongzi, what birthday gift have you prepared for grandpa?"

Dongzi said proudly, "Grandpa, I caught eight fish in the river today. They are all big fish weighing more than two kilograms. I have handed them over to the chef to cook. You must taste them later."

Deng Shirong smiled happily and said, "Okay, okay, grandpa will definitely try the big fish that Dongzi caught later."

Next, the two grandsons, Zhu Shiba and Xiao Shitou, also presented birthday gifts, but as they were still young, they just folded paper airplanes and paper boats or something.

However, Deng Shirong still praised them, which made the two little guys very happy.

After all the children and grandchildren had given out their birthday gifts, Deng Shirong took them back to his room and put them away. He then changed into the clothes made by his second daughter-in-law and the cloth shoes made by his fourth daughter-in-law.

Deng Shirong came out, his face flushed with joy, and asked, "How is it? Does it look good?"

Zhang Xiuping was the first to praise: "It looks good and fits well. Weiwei's craftsmanship is really amazing."

Pei Qinghua also praised it highly: "Although I don't know how to embroider, these patterns look lifelike, which shows how good my second sister-in-law's craftsmanship is. Moreover, this dress is very suitable for Dad's temperament. Yuemei's cloth shoes are also well made, which complements this dress."

Fan Yuemei waved her hands and said, "Third sister-in-law, you are too kind. My craftsmanship is very crude. How can it compare with the amazing craftsmanship of Second sister-in-law!"

Gu Caiwei said modestly: "You flatter me. I have been learning this for more than ten years. If you spend so much time learning, you can also do this."

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law is too modest. Embroidery is also very talent-intensive. If you want to reach your level of accomplishment, you can't just rely on time to hone your skills. You must have a good enough talent to do it."

Gu Caiwei smiled and stopped speaking modestly.

Fan Yuemei asked, "Dad, do these shoes fit you well?"

Deng Shirong nodded and smiled, "They fit my feet. They are light and soft. It's easy and comfortable to walk in them."

Deng Yuntai looked at the time and said, "Dad, it's getting late. I think most of the guests will be here soon. Let's go over there too!"

Deng Shirong hummed and said, "Okay, let's go!"

…

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

At the entrance of the Deng Family Ancestral Hall in Naye.

The tribesmen began to serve drinks and various delicious dishes, including beer and liquor. The beer was naturally Liquan Beer produced by their own brewery, and the liquor was mainly local bulk liquor, and there were also many mid-priced brand liquors.

As for liquors of this level like Moutai and Wuliangye, it’s not that we can’t afford them, but that we don’t need to.

The beverages are also produced by the company itself, including Master Kong Ice Black Tea and Master Kong Herbal Tea.

As for the dishes, they are extremely rich, including everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the sea.

When the tribesmen began to serve the dishes, Deng Shirong took the stage with a loudspeaker and said, "Dear friends and relatives, the medical staff and family members of Naye Hospital, and all the tribesmen, thank you for coming to my birthday party.

Next, please eat and drink well.

However, before we start eating, I have to remind everyone to leave some room in your stomach.

Because after dinner, we also have birthday cake to eat.

I believe that not many people here have eaten this birthday cake, and it is also very delicious.

After eating the birthday cake, there was a barbecue buffet in the evening.

So no matter how delicious the food is, everyone should leave some room in their stomach so as not to miss out on the delicious food later.

The approximate schedule is to start eating at 5pm, cake at 7pm, and barbecue buffet at 9pm, so please be prepared."

When these words were spoken, the tribesmen all responded with a smile, while the medical staff and family members of Naye Hospital were all extremely surprised.

"Birthday cake, what is this?"

"From the name, it should be a kind of cake eaten on birthdays!"

"Even Uncle Jiu said that this birthday cake is very delicious, so it must taste very good. I am looking forward to it."

"What is a self-service barbecue?"

"I saw people preparing for it before. There were lots of chicken wings, chicken feet, large chunks of beef, pork and lamb, and a lot of vegetarian dishes. I heard they were for the barbecue buffet."

"Oh my god, there is actually a way to celebrate a birthday. Today is really an eye-opener!"

"We don't accept gifts, but how much does it cost to prepare so many good things and invite thousands of people to eat?"

"It will cost at least 100,000 yuan, maybe even 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. Most people can't afford such a birthday party even if they spend all their money."

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"That's right, Uncle Jiu, your reputation is well-deserved!"

“…”

Seeing that the dishes were almost served, Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk too much. Everyone, stop looking at them and eat them while they're hot!"

After saying that, he put the loudspeaker aside, then sat down with his family and started eating.

The old clan leader Deng Shian, who was sitting at the next table, stood up with a glass of wine in his hand and said loudly, "Everyone, today is our clan leader's 60th birthday. Without the clan leader, there would be no prosperity of our Deng family today. I will not say any more nonsense. Let us raise our glasses together and wish the clan leader good fortune and a long life."

"I wish the clan leader good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains."

"I wish the clan leader good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains."

"I wish the clan leader good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains."

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and raised their glasses. The blessings became more and more in unison, and by the last sentence, the whole audience's voices were so unified that they could be heard clearly even ten miles away.

Deng Shirong also raised his glass from a distance and said loudly: "Thank you all for your blessings, let's drink together!"

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

After drinking the wine in his glass, Deng Shirong said loudly: "Okay, I have received everyone's blessings. From now on, please don't toast to each other, otherwise everyone will not be able to enjoy the meal."

This has to be said in advance, otherwise, with so many guests, one offering a glass of wine and the other offering a glass of wine, there will be no chance of having a good meal.

He was celebrating his birthday, not attending a social event.

Of course, this is a birthday party after all, and as the host and the guest there cannot be no coordination at all.

So, after eating and drinking for a few minutes, Deng Yuntai's seven siblings and his two sons-in-law Zhu Junjie and Zhou Haidong, on behalf of their father, took the initiative to drink with relatives, friends, county leaders, medical staff and those prominent members of the clan.

As for Deng Shirong, he ate the 'Fu Lu Shou Whole Fish' made by his eldest daughter, and the top-quality conch brought by his son-in-law.

This conch, also known as fragrant conch and long conch, is a member of the conch family and is a marine mollusk.

The shell is hard and thick, with a round top and two whorls, about 20 to 30 cm high. The flesh is extremely swollen, shaped like a horseshoe and weighs about 1000 to 3000 grams. It lives among the rocks on the seabed and is very sensitive to water quality. It can only survive in constant temperature seas.

It won't work in waters that are too hot or too cold. It is produced along the coasts of the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea in my country, but in small quantities. For example, the waters of Nan'ao Island in Fujian and Chaoshan are most suitable for conchs to "live" because of their long coastline and small waves. Therefore, the large conchs produced here are known as the best in the south.

my country has a long history of eating conchs. According to historical records, it can be traced back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it was more widely used during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "Charcoal grilling with shell" and "blanching in broth" are two ancient techniques that have been passed down to this day, and charcoal grilling is a test of the chef's skills.

(Charcoal-grilled conch) Charcoal-grilling is the process of roasting the conch alive with its shell on charcoal fire. The cleaned conch is poured with the prepared sauce and grilled for about 40 minutes, first hard and then soft. This process requires "listening to the sound, observing the color, and smelling the taste". The dish is considered finished only after the conch has completely absorbed the sauce.

Blanching requires very particular techniques of knife skills and heat. Overcooked conch will become as hard as a rubber band and difficult to chew. This is why many restaurants are still reluctant to sell conch after "popularizing" abalone.

Deng Shirong savored the conch blanched in broth carefully. It tasted like soft-boiled dried abalone, with a fresh and rich fragrance and a lingering aftertaste that was unforgettable. It was truly a top-quality ingredient, and the taste was absolutely amazing.

The food at the birthday party was prepared by real chefs. Needless to say, the taste was excellent and the guests were very satisfied with the food.

While the meal was starting, Deng Shirong instructed people to distribute plastic bags so that everyone could pack up the leftover food after eating and save it for the next day.

It is now the mid-1990s, and it has become popular to pack up meals for banquets. People are no longer afraid to pack up meals like they were in the 1980s.

So, no matter how much food you cook, you don’t have to worry about wasting it.

Because there were other programs in the evening, Deng Shirong reminded everyone to save some space, so except for a few people who particularly liked to drink, most of the guests finished their meal before six o'clock, took their packed meals home and put them away, waiting for seven o'clock to come.

It is now the 24th day of the ninth lunar month and October is almost here. After half past six, the sky begins to darken.

However, at the entrance of the Naye Deng Family Ancestral Hall, lights like those in a lighted stadium were installed. Under such lights, the large open space in front of the ancestral hall was as bright as day.

Ten minutes ago, someone delivered cakes here one by one.

There were a lot of cakes, all three-layer cakes, and the largest six-layer cake was made by Zhang Xiuping herself for her father-in-law.

(Six-layer cake) Although it was already the mid-1990s, many people in rural areas had never seen a cake, let alone eaten one.

Nowadays, seeing so many cakes right in front of them, most people are very curious, except for a few who have seen and eaten them.

"So this is the cake, it looks so beautiful, I wonder how it tastes?"

"Although I have never eaten cake, this cake looks delicious just by looking at it."

"This is the first time I've seen such a big cake. It looks much more upscale than those sold in the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Even Uncle Jiu said that this cake is very delicious, so it must be right."

"Indeed, Uncle Jiu has tasted all kinds of delicious food. To get his praise, the taste of this cake must be unique."

"I had so many delicious dishes just now, but I had to hold back and save some food. Now I can enjoy the taste of this cake."

"It's a pity that we don't have cakes for sale in Shuangwang. Otherwise, I would buy a cake for my dad's birthday."

“…”

Many guests gathered around to discuss this cake that they had never seen before, and some smart guests were even considering investing in opening a cake shop in the village.

Soon it was seven o'clock in the evening, and the guests gathered at the entrance of the ancestral hall again.

It is not popular to light candles and sing birthday songs now. When the scheduled time for eating cake arrived, Deng Shirong's seven children took the lead in wishing their father a happy birthday, and other guests also sent their blessings.

Deng Shirong cut the first piece of the cake amid the blessings of the guests.

Then, the pastry chefs would cut the cakes into pieces and distribute them to the guests.

There were thousands of people present, and even if each person only got one piece of cake, the amount of cake needed would be extremely astonishing.

Because there were dozens of pastry chefs involved, it only took a few minutes to divide the cakes, ensuring that every guest got a piece of cake.

Deng Shirong held a piece of cake that his eldest daughter-in-law had cut for him and said with a smile, "Okay, everyone stop looking and try this cake to see how it tastes."

After saying that, Deng Shirong was the first to taste the cake made by his eldest daughter-in-law. The taste was quite good, sweet and delicious. It was obvious that the eldest daughter-in-law had put a lot of effort into making this cake.

The other guests couldn't wait to taste it after hearing what they heard.

"Oh my god, this cake tastes amazing, delicious, so delicious!"

"There are actually such delicious cakes in the world. No wonder even Uncle Nine praised them highly."

"This is the most delicious cake I have ever eaten since I was a child."

“…”

Although cakes are very common to people in later generations, they were really rare in rural areas in the 1990s. Especially for those who ate cake for the first time, the amazing taste can really be remembered vividly.

After eating the cake, preparations for the barbecue buffet began.

This self-service barbecue is very simple. It is done by using fire bricks to form circles, placing charcoal inside the circles and lighting them. On the table next to them, various ingredients suitable for barbecue are placed. Some of these ingredients are marinated. If you want to barbecue, just use an iron fork to pierce these marinated ingredients, then put them on the charcoal circle and roast them until cooked before eating.

Those who have a little skill can grill unmarinated ingredients. Since there are all kinds of seasonings available, you can grill them however you want.

This kind of self-service barbecue model may not be uncommon in big cities, but it is also the first time to see it in rural areas.

Therefore, when everything for the self-service barbecue was ready, the guests took the iron forks and put their favorite ingredients on them, then put them on the charcoal ring and started to burn.

As the charcoal fire grills, the aroma begins to spread.

There are really not many people in this world who can resist the charm of barbecue, especially the delicious food that you grill yourself, which tastes really unique.

After figuring out how to barbecue, people who know each other would get together in a charcoal circle to barbecue, enjoying themselves while sipping wine and eating barbecue. It was really a wonderful experience.

The barbecue lasted until about 1 a.m., and it officially ended. Deng Shirong's 60th birthday celebration was truly unprecedented and it amazed all the guests.

(End of this chapter)